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my first primitive elk
lowell:
Very nice!!!!
Quite an accomplishment!!
I feel the excitement!
Little John:
Totally happy for you J.J. You really did it right. Just cant congratulate you enough. Happy eating and a hunt to remember as a trophy for as long as you live. kenneth
juniper junkie:
thanks for all the support. it was really hot the day I shot her, I knew the shot looked a little high and maybe a little back, she ran off and we heard a crash and a couple of hoof beats, but there was another elk with her, we decided to wait a hour to look for the blood trail since we were on the edge of a large canyon, we didnt want to have her run down to the bottom. when we started trailing her within 30 feet she was spraying blood from both sides 3 feet out onto the white granite, she only ran 224 feet before piling up. we worked fast to get her boned out and the meat in the cool shade, we had a 2 mile pack to camp. I did save the sinew but I knew with the heat that the hide wouldnt make it through the week and I didnt bring enough salt to use on it. wish I would have. the point has some impact fractures on the tip and sides but stayed intact after hitting ribs.
stickbender:
Man, congratulations! 8) :o Some mighty fine eating there. Too bad about the hide. Yeah, it is all fun, till after you get the animal, and then realize you have to pack it out! :P Great hunting, and at ten yards!! Man! You da man!! ;D 8) 8) Glad you had someone with you. That is always a plus when you have to pack something out! ;) Again congratulations! And all with traditional home built gear to boot! ;) 8) Was this in Oregon?
Wayne
Pappy:
Congrats ,very fine job. :) :)
Pappy
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